CHÂTEAU LA MONDOTTE
2013 Saint Emilion Château Canon La Gaffelière
Not a bad effort but not the class of Canon la Gaffelière. 'Modern' style with more weight, dense even if in a cool way, the tannins steadily build and the woood seems drying. It will be find it its thick way, but lacks lift. Rating: 88 L&S (Apr 2014)
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A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, the 2013 is deep purple with a gorgeous nose of black cherry liqueur, mulberries, licorice, graphite and spring flowers. The wine is surprisingly full-bodied, round, with sweet tannin, real succulence, lush texture and a stunning finish. This is a major over-achiever in even great vintages, but in 2013 an effort like this is especially impressive. Drink it over the next 10-15 years. With ridiculously low yields of 8 hectoliters per hectare, this nearly 11.5-acre vineyard, now a Premiere Grand Cru Classe, is situated high on clay and limestone soils above Pavie Decesse. The consultant who has been there since the debut vintage under the new ownership in 1996, is Stephane Derenoncourt. He has hit another home run with the 2013. 2014-2029 Rating: 92-94 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Aug 2014)
Fresh and red fruited the nose is bright and the start of the palate quite light. There are sweeter fruits in the middle red fruits some black fruits and they give richness and depth on the back palate and finish. 2017-27. Rating: 91-93 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (May 2014)
The yields were a meagre 8 hectolitres per hectare on this super cuvée of Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc, making it typically rich and concentrated, even in a year like 2013. Mint and bitter chocolate notes add complexity to the flavours of plum and black cherry. The wine finishes fresh and long. 2018-26 Rating: 93 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com (May 2014)
(85 Merlot, 15 Cabernet Franc) 100% new oak. Coming from the top of plateau with its clay soils, this is a powerful, black wine with tart acidity. It seems more structured than it should be in this calibre of vintage. It seems too forced and too clunky but it might settle down. Either way it will need time. Rating: 17++ Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Apr 2014)
Plump, bright and floral. Lots packed in here, surrounded by pleasant grainy tannin. Moderate length but super purity and good ageing potential for the medium term. (RH) Drink 2018-2028. Rating: 17 Richard Hemming MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2014)
Yield was 8hl/ha. Deep colour for the vintage. Sweet, firm and structured. Limestone terroir note. Less volume but will age. Drink: 2019-2030. Rating: 17.25 James Lawther MW, decanter.com (Apr 2014)
This year, the La Mondotte is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc picked on 1 and 9 October respectively (yield a massive 8hl/ha!) It has an upfront bouquet with orange rind and even a touch of marmalade, showing a little reduction at first although it blows away with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, ripe tannins. This is a more conservative La Mondotte compared to recent vintages, much more linear but still fresh and taut. This should give pleasure over the next decade. Rating: 91-93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Apr 2014)
Château Canon La Gaffelière
Château Canon La Gaffelière started out life with two seperate names. It was known as Canon Boitard and La Gaffelière-Boitard in the 19th century. Skipping ahead to modern history, in 1969, Count Joseph-Hubert von Neipperg purchased the Bordeaux wine estate in 1971. The von Neipperg family remain the owners today. Stephan von Neipperg manages the property as well as several other St. Emilion estates owned by the family. The Bordeaux wine property is located south of the St. Emilion village. It’s not far from La Gaffeliere. The terroir is sand and clay. The sandy topsoil adds more sand when you travel further from the slopes. The slope soil has a large concentration of clay. There is also a thick vein of clay in the subsoil, at a depth of between 70 and 150 cm.
Please make sure that you have read the terms of this offer which are different from those of the main website. If you are unclear as to what is involved in primeur purchases please do call us, but see the 'practical notes' below.
Ordering
Prices are per case as listed 'in bond London'.
Pre-Orders are a firm commitment from you to buy the wines you order on release, subject to the price being below the upper price of the estimated band on our website. You may also set your own upper price limit, lower or higher than ours. Pre-orders will be fulfilled subject to availability. Providing this firm commitment to us effectively gives you priority.
Wines listed on the website (after any pre-orders and allocations have been fulfilled) can be ordered in the usual way via the website order form or by email or telephone 020 7221 1982, always subject to stock remaining.
Confirmation
All orders will be confirmed by email and are contractually binding unless written cancellation is received within seven days of the confirmation date, apart from pre-orders which are binding if the release price is below the top estimate or other price you have set.
Invoices are raised at the In Bond price, excluding any duty and VAT which will become payable at the prevailing rates on arrival of the wine if required duty paid.
Payment is required on sight of invoice, by cash, cheque, debit card or credit transfer. We reserve the right to charge 2% per month on invoices unpaid after 30 days.
Delivery
- Shipment to our bond (LCB Creek Road) and insurance are included in the in bond price.
- Delivery is free to Lea and Sandeman / Elephant storage accounts, both duty paid and in bond.
- Other deliveries (In Bond and Duty Paid) are also free subject to a minimum order from the offer of £1000, orders below this total will be charged £16.50+ VAT when the wine invoices are issued. We will group deliveries and this is a charge for your entire purchases, not a per-case charge.
- Delivery for 2016 Bordeaux primeurs will probably be completed by October 2019, but we make no guarantee as to specific delivery times, and some of the Sauternes may be later.
Practical notes - how it works
We start a sale in each customer's name and add all their primeur orders to one sale which is invoiced at the end of the campaign (or when the customer wishes) for immediate payment. We and our customers find that having a single invoice for the vintage is the simpler option, but do please note that confirmed orders are still binding as above even if the final invoice has not been issued.
When the wine is shipped, unless previously specified we will assume that delivery is to be to bonded storage with Elephant Storage, but in any case, we will contact you requesting any alternative instructions. If you have another bonded delivery address you would like the wine to go to, please tell us at the time of ordering. If the wines are required duty-paid we will issue invoices at the rates prevailing at the time for the excise duty (currently £25.98 per case) and the VAT (currently at 20%) on the total of the wine cost and the duty.
Half-bottles, Magnums and larger bottles.
One of the additional advantages of buying en primeur is being able to order the wine in the bottle size you want. Even if a wine is only listed in one size, you can order any bottle or case size you want if the property supplies it, but you must order the case/bottle size you require and check that the correct size has been invoiced.
Additional charges are as follows:-
- +£15 per case of 24 half-bottles
- +£15 per case of 6 Magnums (2 bottles equivalent, 1.5 litres each)
- +£35 per individually boxed Double Magnum (4 bottles equivalent, 3 litres)
- +£45 per individually boxed Imperial (8 bottles equivalent, 6 litres) for Salmanazars, Balthazars, Nebuchadnezzars and Melchiors please enquire for availability and price.